Be the active player of a team for a cumulative 16 hours. When a mission is selected, the mission's owner is the active player. Otherwise, the team leader is the active player. You and at least 1 other player character must be in-game and on the team. The mapserver updates badge progress about once a minute.

Dean of Hard Knocks is awarded to characters created on Praetorian Earth. Role Model is the corresponding badge for characters created on Primal Earth.